Sidney



S. 0. MARTIN.

AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED mm. 1922.

7 901 Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

J. 0- Marlin.

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

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.W nP -qmq s- Wi bl k-i meted slgnal ,m-v fluectmn e0 ranifqllqwingphepqilmqgboibetravepsed y. a yehie'besoeqnipped gmdalikwise, -t o convey to the drivers onopee'almsmf ve-. n a? ea e -e: 'verb t .eq -31 i 'e'as-to e' ofJzhe semeor$is .figbe fullyetogg ed. .Anoigher ob'eti 9f um invention isthe (pm: vision of a "3mm; of .this chamcber with means netuabed by the brake and .clutph, for mmancan illumine bgfi e signelni' an rection indicntdr.

. Among bthenhimsnndnbjecteof the vention meybe mecitedfihe pr vision 0 .a- .30 signal oiflthe character mentioned with n. new t0ward mmpactness and. in which the number of parts is few. the construction simple, the cost of prqducfimn email! and efficlency in pperagiqn high I v. a 1 Other objects will be in ;part obvlous and in part ointed outhereimfitqr- In or er that the invention and its mode of operation ,may be readily underg'kood by persons skilledin ,the art I have in the ac- 4 mmpanyinfvillustrative damn? andm the detailed 0 lowing descript on aged there -on, set out-one possible embodiment ,of the same. .e

In these drawings: Fi e 1 is ageneral view of the'impygyed sign 'meens partly in elevatlqn par-fly in section and djsclosin the circuigg,

Figure .2 is a-detail t ereoi 'showmg one of the-pedal auangements.

lnom zpmieular 'referenea .to the 61mm,- in connection with which like ehemc qps of mference will designate corrpants izhronghout, theimproved sggnalmy. be kbated to eonsistiof a substantmfly-mangular "housing. 1, preferably. when metal end mated with some WbabIQ- mmPQsitiQ -such 41s nenemel, paint, bq e e order hhnt the course about 'to be .trswne d. y ,1; a ehmle with the impruned Illuminated eggnal :mey he .qeneeyed to on-coming tmflic and thus; ermit it to alter laheeourse :of the pantie ar mehieles eeeqrghngly, ganels :12 and Iii-are arranged 0 10pm.. onb sidesnnde havebhe words ifilghif and ffLeftHgmgaentad thereupon. Thps tmill heundervsbood that withillumi- Q ehwe le e wt flm light eywmtm -thm m w be n mined to reflecthhmughihe .translncent [Dene-1,5 and by mnseguence,ai l1uminate the sameeo the; they many be readily pegspnsin vehicles nonstitutinz-the saiionqqmmemfi V.

Otherpa'nele Qfti'enslucent mammal 1e and ifi pre .armqged in theeep esite .open skies, these :art 1cular panels g the {words ,Stqp and. S1ow presented .theren pqn so thet whentheipparbioular compartments ue. iDumim-ted, ,.said .tmnslucent so panels will he clearly fispleyed :Eoryiew and eeeqndm -xvillenable eperators vor drivers of; whales 1n .the .following .trnific to control a fl e. v r

.It i come xyxll-benpnderstood 1that I m- 35 we ,t'o the .l:na.ns1ucent panels 12, 13, 1%.15 flifiermtl-y, in .order that they 11 52 "re ly 011 115 undenside of the foot be 18 anoth r. ,Slfitable 1aeaii0n"is the so me. 19, the nearwamfi end 200i f l imdfid -aejihuwn, enil'the sides of WlnhfhaIl011gl$ ldmflUy.d1$p0sed slpts 21 arranged ahacent the ionwerd porlixon of s id ueingma 22 .is LYOtaJiEQm unmd. 1n the metal .1? and .to .lerjt o? the 'cener'tbe epj, and mu im g ts mn r n bent upon itself so as to form the substantially semi-circular portion 23 carrying a contact 24. A spring 25 normally holds the arm 22 in its extreme right hand position against the pe 26.

A substanti lly U-shaped member 27 1s pivotallymounted as, at -28 the 08s ing 19, adjacent' 'thand s need. from the rounded portion 20 thereo A spring. 29 normally holds the leftthandport on. BO of said pivoted member 27 'in engagement with the eg 31. A contact 32 1s carmedhy left and portion 30 and is ada ted to form a connection with the':oontact. tension of the spring 25 is overcome.

"A ht 33 tw s. poi' ortion-a4 arranged on {one endispivotally 'mounted to thecasing='l9;-'to the-r ght of the center tbereof 'as; at 35. The portion 34 car'ries'a contect tfi adipted' to cage the contact 87 earri'edbyjthe than rtion 3841f the member 27, mi portion :of

the member 27 being bent upon itself so a to be arranged within the curve ofthe'jO- shaped'end=of the arm 8?, upon theovercoming of the tension of the 39 which holds the arm 88 in its vru'nriisl 'lncircuit breaking position. v A161 "spring 40 the protruding end of the arm elits'th protrudizsg'endot the alrm assign t e brake pedal lifiuitablecli 'fl'hre used w' 'ec h e s s aw to'the pedals fl'andf fll; f "'Upon' depression of-the clutch pedal 41, the arm 22 slides forward! in the slot21 and thembyforces the c'oii t 24' .into tngagement' with the bontact '32therebyclosing the circuit $5 to .jthe, compartment marked Slow and illuminating signal 'as des'cribed. Upon digression of the brake pedal 43, the arm 83' (he in the slot 22 thereby forcing the .oontwct 86"rnto engagement with the-contact 87. therebyelosing the circuit 46 which illuminatefthe panel marked Stopi The force exerted by" the arm 33 upon the disengages the contacts 24 and 32'there breaking the circuit to the ancl marlre Slow. .Upon release of the brake, the (ircuit is broken and the arn1 33 returns to its normal podtion, being acted upon by the spring 39, thereby allowing the member 27 to resume its normal or central nosition.

The compartments marked Right? and Left are illuminated at the driver's will by means of the oval push buttons 47 and t8 respectively arranged on the periphery of the steering wheel 49. I

From the foregoing, it will be understood that I have provided ancItremeIvS mPIe, novel and compact form of direction indic'ato'r, especially advantageous for use in connection with motor driven vehicles, the

r'claims. l-iconsider within when the of'the automobile; Asifiiilar'spring eatenpivoted member 27 pable of considerable modification and such modification as is within the scope of my the spirit of my invention I-claim: 1. In a device of the character described, the combination 'with automobile operating pedals and an "electrically actuated signal device including separately operable si nals; of a casing, pivoted arms arranged in said casing, springs connecting said arms to the respective operating pedals, contacts on said-arms, a U-shaped member 'pivotally mounted ,in' said casing, other contacts. carried'by. the opposite ends of member and positioned for enragement by the"first contacts selectively whereby to selectively operate the si als,

f2. A'circuit closer or use in automobile signaling circuits and'adapted for operation y movement of the operating pedal of the automobile. said circuit closer comprising 'a casing'having' longitudinally fa'rranged slots in the sides thereof, arms pivotally mounted iusaid casing and each having an end projecting through arespective slot, springs connecting the projecting ends with the pedale, an inverted U'shaped member pivotally mounted at 'its' center within the casing at the upper part thereof and having its legs terminating ncur the inner ends of the respective arms, normally spaced contacts on the adjacent ends of the arm's, and U-shaped member, the'movement of the arms b the pedals effecting engagement between t e respective contacts, and springs urging the arms and U-shaped member intonormally disengaged position.

3. A circuit closer for automobile si al circuits com rising a casing, an inverte U- shaped mem r pivoted at the upper part of the casing and having its legs extending downward. one of said legs terminating in an inwardly curved rip-turned portion, electrical contacts on the extremity of said legs, an arm pivoted within the casing and having one end extending outward therefrom, the other end of said arm being curved around the last mentioned leg or the U- shaped member and terminating adjacent the end of said leg, a contact on said arm and engageable with the contact on the upturned leg upon movement of the arm on its pivot, a second arm pivoted within the easlug and having its inner end terminating adjacent the end of the remaining leg of the said U-shaped U-shaped member, the inner second arm besprings normally holdin the arms out of ing provided with a. contact movable into engagement with the U- iaped fitted memengagement with the member contact upon her. 10 movement of the second arm, a. stop limiting In witness whereof I have hereunto set 5 movement of. the U-shaped member in one my hand.

direction, a. spring normall holding the U- shaped member against sai stop, and other SIDNEY O. MARTIN. 

